The glacier, originally uploaded by jjn1.

Looks better in a bigger size.

Flowers in a vivid landscape, originally uploaded by jjn1.

On the Gorge de Verdon. Colour balance all wonky. Sigh.

Letting sleeping dogs lie, originally uploaded by jjn1.

Arles, July 2012.

Art and Illusion, originally uploaded by jjn1.

I found this striking mural on a wall at La Palud-sur-Verdon on our way round the Gorge de Verdon. The juxtaposition with an oblivious reader was too good to miss.

Politics and the French language, originally uploaded by jjn1.

Seen on a street in Arles, July 2012. From Orwell’s great essay on political language.

The Mask, originally uploaded by jjn1.

Street scene in a French village, Sunday evening.

Pictures from an exhibition, originally uploaded by jjn1.

Arles, July 2012.